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About Mr Rajiv Limaye
Personal Profile
Mr Rajiv Limaye is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Woodlands Hospital in Darlington. He has specific interest in the foot and ankle. Mr Limaye welcomes NHS, self-pay and insured patients.
He has worked with Woodlands Hospital since 2006 and has been actively involved in treating patients from all local referrals and out of the region as well.
He works as 'Lead Consultant Foot and Ankle Surgeon' at the University Hospital of North Tees and Hartlepool and has been a consultant in both the NHS and private sector for the past 22 years. Here, he has specialised in trauma, lower limb and more specifically, foot and ankle surgery.
Mr Limaye has gained extensive orthopaedic surgery experience since 1990, working in various hospitals in both India and training in the UK. He has gained fellowship level training in 'Foot and Ankle Surgery' in the UK and abroad and has been on specialist register since 2005.
His clinical interests lie in:
- Bunion surgery
- Arthroscopic (keyhole) surgery to the foot and ankle for sports injuries
- Realignment osteotomies around the ankle
- Joint replacements of the big toe
He has numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals and has presented papers and his research in many national and international conferences across the world. He also has been involved in many teaching courses in the country and abroad.
He works very closely with a team of various specialists and his clinics are supported by dedicated foot and ankle physiotherapists, podiatrists, radiologists and other resident doctors. He runs a multi-disciplinary meeting every three months to discuss complex cases and has been a member of the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society for many years.
He now hosts a nationally-accredited 'British Orthopaedic Association' (BOA) 'Foot and Ankle' fellow. He held the positions of 'Revalidation Lead' and 'Clinical Audit Lead' at North Tees Hospital and still works as an appraiser to junior doctors and colleagues. He has examined final year medical students at Newcastle Medical School, and The University of Teesside recognised his teaching roles and conferred upon him the title of ‘Honorary Clinical Lecturer’ in 2011. He has also been conferred a role of 'Adjunct Professor in Orthopaedics' at a leading Orthopaedic institute in India, nationally-approved by the medical council in India.
In addition to his clinical appointments, Mr Limaye holds a place in the court of examiners for The Royal College of Surgeons of England and Edinburgh. He assists in MRCS and FRCS Orth examinations, both nationally and internationally. He has examined in London, Edinburgh, Egypt, India, Cyprus, UAE, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Kenya.
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Clinical Interests
- Foot and ankle surgery
- Bunion surgery
- Ligament reconstruction
- Arthritis treatment
- Ankle replacement surgery
- Big toe joint replacement
